Culture and Identity: A Comparison Study of Malaysian Artists

Abstract

Malaysia is a unique country that was formed from various backgrounds. Therefore, the representation of visual artwork from certain artists was illustrated using their creativity within the context. The issues of identity always occur and commonly and widely discussed over the globe. Identity can be defined as integrated system that is related to values belief, behaviors, norms, artifacts, and other works of any society. The word identity is derived from the Latin word of Idem that carry out the meaning of the same. Identity also refers to the individual’s sense of self in relation to others and to society as a whole Identity: Significance becomes an important issue once it is confronted with crisis, especially when the stabilization or certain characteristic is being questioned, uncertain or changed. Indeed, the objective of this study is to investigate on how the key elements of identity were reflected in the making of any visual artwork. The methodology first is the identification about the identity will recognize, as to inline and respond through the observation of selected visual artwork samples. Then, the visual documentation will document into digital images and trace the whole character and visual artwork analyses. The outcome of this study will illustrate how the artist share their initiative through the creative approach. Mostly, the artwork represented different criteria and clearly shows the impact of tradition as part of their visual research which symbolizes the identity.